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J. L & D. H. GOLES. v HANGER FOR OOATS OR OTHER ARTICLES. 7 No. 424,275. Patented Mar. 25,1890.

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A TTOHNE Y8 N, PETERS. Pholo-Lfihogmpher, Washington, Dv C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L; COLES AND DAVID H. COLES, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNORS TO THE EMPIRE STATE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HANGER FOR COATS OR OTHER ARTICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,27 5, dated March 25, 1890:

Application filed July 31, 1889. Serial N0.319,339. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, JOHN L. COLEs and DAVID H. COLES, both citizens ofthe United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hangers for Coats and other Articles, of which the follow- 1ng is a specification. This invention relates to an improvement 111 hangers for such articles as coats, garments, hats, and the like; and the invention consists in the details of construction set forth in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the hanger, showing the parts spread to their open or unfolded position; and Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the hanger in its folded position.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letters A A indicate two wings, which can be folded or swung about a joint or pivot B. When the wings are open, as in Fig. 1, an article such as a coat or mantle in its spread form can be supported on the hanger. When the wings are folded, Fig. 2, the hangeroecupieslittle space and can be conveniently packed or stowed. 1n a grip-sack or other convenient place.

Each wing A is shown as having an arm 0, having a hook or holder D, adapted to engage or spring over the other wing A, so as to hold the hanger open or spread. By making each wing A with its arm 0 and holder D of one piece of wire the device will be made durable and will not be liable to come apart.

In the drawings are shown two hooks or holders D. One hook or holder is effective in holding the wings spread, but by having two hooks or holders one hook can be used in case the other should be broken or out of order.

The wings A are provided with loops or pockets E, adapted to engage buttons of a garment. By engaging said loops with the buttons of a garn1ent-such as the buttons of pantaloons-the garment will be suspended from the hanger. 1

The pivot or pintle B can be provided with an arm or support F, which can be used to support an article such as a vest or hat, cap,

. or hood.

A11 attaching device or ring G, secured to the pivot B, can be made to support the hanger at a suitable place, such as a bracket or arm on the wall of a room or hallway. To fold the hanger from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown inFi 2, the hooks orholdersD are sprung or taken out of engagement with the wings A, when said wings are free to fold to the position shown in Fig. 2.

It will be seen that the hanger is adapted to receive an entire suit of clothes-namely, hat, coat, vest, and pantaloons.

That we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A garment-hanger consisting of a vertical pintle B and two folding wire wings A, each loosely coiled at their end portions around the pintle and adapted to swing together, substantially as described.

2. A garment-hanger consisting of a vertical pintle B, having a suspending-loop G and two folding wire wings A, having their end portions loosely coiled around the pintle and adapted to swing together, substantially as described.

3. A garment-hanger consisting of two folding wings, one of which wingsis extended into a hook to engage the other wing, substantially as described.

4:. A garn'ient-hanger consisting of a pintle B, two folding wings having their end portions loosely coiled around the pintle and the coil of one wing extended intoa hook to engage the other wing, substantially as described.

5. A garment-hanger consisting of a pintle l3 and two folding wire wings A, journaled on the pintle and each extended at one extremity beyond the pintle into a hook to engage the other wing, substantially as described.

6. A garment-hanger consisting of a pintle B, two folding wings loosely coiled on the pintle, and each wing having one of its coiled parts extended into a hook to engage the other wing, substantially as described.

7. A garmenthanger consisting of a pintle B and two folding wire wings, each provided with loops E, and having the extremii ties of the wire coiled around the pintlc,

extremities loosely coiled 011 the pin t1 e,whereby the Wings can swing to and from each other, substantially as described.

I In testimony whereof we have hereunto set 10 our hands in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN L. COLES. DAVID E. COLES.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM C. HAUFF, ERNsr F. KASTENHUBER. 

